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Periprosthetic Infection in Joint Replacement [PDF]
The volume of joint replacement surgery has risen steadily in recent years, because the population is aging and increasingly wishes to reserve a high functional status onward into old age. Infection is among the more common complications of joint replacement surgery, arising in 0.2% to 2% of patients, or as many as 9% in special situations such as the ...
Christina, Otto-Lambertz +4 more
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Periprosthetic infection diagnosis. Part 1: serology [PDF]
Periprosthetic joint infection continues to be a challenging problem. The demand for total joint arthroplasty is increasing, and the burden of such infections is increasing even more rapidly, and they pose a great problem due to economic reasons and poor
G. M. Kavalersky +7 more
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Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infection [PDF]
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication after arthroplasty, which is associated with pain, prolonged hospital stay, multiple surgeries, functional incapacitation, and even mortality. Using scientific and efficient management protocol including modern diagnosis and treatment of PJI and eradication of infection is possible in a ...
Cheng Li, Nora Renz, Andrej Trampuz
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Fungal Periprosthetic Infection after Total Knee Arthroplasty (Case Report and Review)
The rate of periprosthetic infection (PJI) following primary total knee arthroplasty ranges from 0,5 to 6%, while after the revision arthroplasty PJI rate grows up to 13,6%.
S. A. Bozhkova +3 more
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Biofilms in Periprosthetic Orthopedic Infections [PDF]
As the number of total joint arthroplasty and internal fixation procedures continues to rise, the threat of infection following surgery has significant clinical implications. These infections may have highly morbid consequences to patients, who often endure additional surgeries and lengthy exposures to systemic antibiotics, neither of which are ...
McConoughey, Stephen J +7 more
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Combined bone scintigraphy with 99mTc-MDP and 99mTc-ciprofloxacin in differentiation of hip and knee prosthesis aseptic loosening and infection: A preliminary study [PDF]
Background/Aim. Although the number of new primary implantation of hip and knee prostheses every year increases, the rate of failed arthroplasty is nearly the same.
Pucar Dragan +9 more
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Background. Periprosthetic infection is a devastating complication that influences the duration of treatment and patients life quality. Debridement, Antibiotics and Implant Retention (DAIR) is considered as least invasive surgery patients with stable ...
A. S. Tryapichnikov +3 more
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Background Periprosthetic infection develops in 0.5 to 5.0 % of cases after knee replacement, which is a social and economic problem. The most common causes of periprosthetic infection are methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (36 %), gram ...
Stanislav A. Linnik +11 more
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Preparation ofpatients for hip or knee replacement surgery asan important element inpreventing periprosthetic joint infection [PDF]
Replacement of large joints in the lower limbs is a commonly accepted and used method for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Like any other intervention, this treatment method also involves the risk of complications. Periprosthetic joint infection is one
Marczyński, Wojciech +5 more
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DOES TOPICAL USE OF GENTAMICIN REDUCE THE INFECTION RATE IN PRIMARY TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY? [PDF]
Objective: To determine whether the topical use of gentamicin reduces periprosthetic joint infection rates in primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). Methods: We retrospectively evaluated two cohorts of patients who underwent primary THA in a university ...
Caio Luiz de Toledo Oliveira +4 more
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